Have we become too reliant on antibiotics? Why?

Antibiotic resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria (Getty).

Antibiotic resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria (Getty). Credit: CHRISTOPH BURGSTEDT/SCIENCE PHOT/Getty Images/Science Photo Libra

There are concerns about an increase in the amount of antibiotics being consumed in Australia.


It is reported that doctors are warning the effectiveness - and supply - of antibiotics is not unlimited, and there are dire consequences potentially if new health problems emerge.

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